El Velador‚ or The Night Watchman‚ is a 2012 documentary directed by a Mexican-American photographer and filmmaker named Natalia Almada. Almada’s works mainly focus on Mexico’s history‚ politics‚ and culture. In El Velador‚ she observes how the Mexican drug wars has affected the city of Culiacán in Mexico. She not only displays the violence caused by the war‚ but rather what it means to live in violence. Throughout the documentary‚ the overall theme of violence is displayed and indirectly spoken
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Thirteen years after he left the Philippines‚ Crisostomo Ibarra (the main character from Noli Me Tangere) returns as Simoun‚ a rich jeweler sporting a beard and blue-tinted glasses‚ and a confidant of the Governor-General of the Philippines‚ the Captain-General. Abandoning his idealism‚ he becomes a cynical saboteur‚ the titular filibustero‚ seeking revenge against the Spanish Philippines system responsible for his misfortunes by plotting a revolution. Simoun insinuates himself into Manila high society
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* Simoun - Crisostomo Ibarra in disguise‚ left for dead at the end of Noli Me Tangere‚ has resurfaced as the wealthy jeweler‚ Simoun‚ now sporting a beard‚ blue-tinted glasses‚ and a revolver. Fueled by his mistreatment at the hands of the Spaniards and his fury at Maria Clara’s fate‚ he has since shed his pacifist image and become the titular "filibustero"‚ pretending to side with the upper class and encouraging them to enslave the masses‚ while in reality siding with the masses and urging them
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“MOTIVATION” Filipino people are religious human being. We usually seek for guidance from our Lord in every decision we will made so in relation to that our teacher decided to have a speaker that can motivate us spiritually‚ emotionally and to enlighten us by a word of god. Fr. Joel Eslabra was the 1st invited speaker. He is a priest who is willing to share the word of God and also can give us inspiration. Fr. Joel starts his discussion with an inspirational lecture about the word of god presented
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Topic: 10-POINT AGENDAS OF PNOY REFLECTION: The Philippine Educational System is having some difficulties in resolving the different issues regarding the quality of education that we have today. Because of this‚ ‚His Excellency Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino our 14th President prioritized the upgrading of the educational system in our country. To give the Filipino people a good quality of education and for the Filipinos to be more globally competitive. One of his agenda is the
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Anabella Morabito 03/21/2015 During our spring break‚ two weeks ago‚ I had the privilege of going to El Salvador as part of a delegation to participate in a “reverse mission”. Part of our work in El Salvador revolved around being keepers of narratives‚ to listen‚ to validate‚ affirm and respect the life stories of different people. Among the people we met were myriads of women‚ who still now‚ as I process the experience‚ leave me breathless. Heroines‚ silent and pushed aside. Wo/men who resist
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EL BULLI STUDY CASE 1.-What factors made el Bulli the best restaurant in the world? Which elements of the elBulli experience create value for customers? There is no doubt that what Ferran Adriá create to it’s customer‚ is on the same concept as going to a big concert or visit a cultural attractive experience‚ been attracted for what it is next. The exclusivity of El Bulli‚ the only access to enter and been accepted a reservation entourages a whole reserved and luxury event that only few can have
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with abandoned dogs‚ doing a job as a hired killer. While the life of a dog is precious to him‚ the person’s life is nothing to him. One day‚ a business man hands money to El Chivo to kill his half-brother. El Chivo takes the money as usual‚ but he does not do his job. Instead‚ he hands the gun to half-brothers. To put it easily‚ El Chivo promised to kill somebody after he receives the money‚ but rather he betrayed the business man who hired him by handing the gun to half-brothers‚ and thus this story
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The Massacre at El Mozote was the killing of hundreds of Salvadorans by the Atlacatl‚ an American-trained battalion. They Atlacatl entered the town of El Mozote and massacred estimates as high as 1‚000 people‚ including men‚ women‚ and children. A war was being fought in El Salvador between the government army and guerrillas‚ with funding from the American government being sent to the El Salvadoran army. The United States is at fault for the lives lost at the town of El Mozote and those surrounding
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John Brian A. Cali BSBA-Econ 3 REACTION PAPER (The Count of Monte Cristo) The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic story showcasing different genres of themes. It is about adventure of hope‚ justice‚ status‚ vengeance‚ romance and forgiveness. The film captivated all the viewers because of its reality about the society. It touched the different lives of people facing the same struggles and situations. What also helped for this film to be understood is its historical setting. It is for this reason
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